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Brandefense Blog. Cybersecurity And Risk.

Threat actors, dark web activity, ransomware and digital risk, explained by the analysts who track them.

All497 APT Groups85 Dark Web31 Digital Risk Protection126 Fraud16 Ransomware51 Sector Analysis34 VIP Security7
Dark glass magnifier over an empty pedestal with red neon linesDark Web Google’s Dark Web Report Is Gone: What to Use Instead Google shut its dark web report on 16 February 2026. We ran Have I Been Pwned and our own Atlas tool on test inputs and show… Oct 21, 20265 Min Dark glass fishing hook snapped in two with red neon lines, cover art for: How the Phishing Takedown Process Works, Step by StepDigital Risk Protection How the Phishing Takedown Process Works, Step by Step Who controls a phishing page, what ICANN's 2024 rules require and how to escalate: the phishing takedown process as an operator's playbook. Oct 21, 20264 Min Dark glass cover art for: NYDFS Part 500 in 2026: What Covered Firms Must ShowBlog NYDFS Part 500 in 2026: What Covered Firms Must Show NYDFS Part 500 now requires MFA, an asset inventory and a yearly notice by April 15. Here is what covered firms must show and where outside… Oct 19, 20269 Min Dark glass cover art for: Typosquatting: How Lookalike Domains Catch Your UsersDigital Risk Protection Typosquatting: How Lookalike Domains Catch Your Users Typosquatting turns one mistyped letter into a phishing site. See the main patterns, how attackers use them and how to spot and remove them early. Oct 19, 20266 Min Dark glass cover art for: Vendor Risk Assessment From the Outside InBlog Vendor Risk Assessment From the Outside In A vendor risk assessment should not stop at a questionnaire. Here is how to add outside-in evidence, tier vendors and keep the review current. Oct 19, 20268 Min Dark glass cover art for: CTEM in Practice: Five Stages From the Outside InBlog CTEM in Practice: Five Stages From the Outside In CTEM runs exposure work as a cycle: scope, discover, prioritize, validate, mobilize. Here is what each stage needs from outside-in data. Oct 19, 20267 Min Dark glass a chain of glass keys and padlocks spilling from a cracked glass vault with red neon lines, cover art for: Combolists, stealer logs and credential dumps explainedDark Web Combolists, stealer logs and credential dumps explained What combolists, stealer logs and credential dumps are, how they differ, how they spread and how defenders respond. Based on CISA, NIST and MITRE, 2026. Oct 10, 20264 Min Dark glass fanned glass payment cards with a red stripe with red neon lines, cover art for: Carding forums and sites explained: how card data is soldDark Web Carding forums and sites explained: how card data is sold What carding forums and carding sites are, how stolen card data is sold, and what defenders and card issuers do. Built on DOJ and Europol sources,… Oct 10, 20265 Min Dark glass a padlock around a cracked glass data cube with red neon lines, cover art for: Ransomware examples: attacks, types and groupsRansomware Ransomware examples: attacks, types and groups Ransomware examples explained: five documented attacks, the main types of ransomware and the groups named in recent government advisories. Oct 10, 20265 Min Dark glass a glass paper plane with a lock inside with red neon lines, cover art for: Is Telegram safe? What it protects and what it does notDark Web Is Telegram safe? What it protects and what it does not Is Telegram safe and encrypted? What its encryption covers, what it stores, why it is still legal, and how criminals abuse it, from official sources. Oct 10, 20265 Min Dark glass three stacked dark glass strata layers, the bottom layer glo with red neon lines, cover art for: Deep Web vs Dark Web vs Surface Web: What Is the Difference?Dark Web Deep Web vs Dark Web vs Surface Web: What Is the Difference? Deep web vs dark web vs surface web in plain words: what each layer is, what is legal and what it means for a company, from… Oct 10, 20265 Min Dark glass descending shattered tiles with red neon lines, cover art for: BreachForums and DarkForums: takedown timelineDark Web BreachForums and DarkForums: takedown timeline BreachForums, DarkForums and RaidForums explained: what happened, when, and what it means. A dated timeline from US official sources, as of October 2026. Oct 10, 20265 Min
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About The Blog.

Last updated June 9, 2026

  • Articles on ransomware, APT groups, the dark web, digital risk protection, fraud, sector analysis and VIP security, written for security teams.

  • New articles are added several times a month. The newest come first, and every article shows its publish date.

  • Use the topic chips above the list to open one topic, or type a word in the search box. Each topic has its own page.

  • Articles draw on public sources such as CISA advisories, MITRE ATT&CK and ENISA reports. Sources are listed at the end of an article when it cites them.

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  • Brandefense is an AI-driven threat intelligence company. Its platform covers cyber threat intelligence, digital risk protection and external attack surface management. You can request a demo on your own domain from the Request A Demo page.

  • The count at the top of the blog page shows the current total, and each topic chip shows how many articles that topic holds. You can open all of them or pick one topic, such as APT Groups, Dark Web, Ransomware or Fraud. Each article shows its publish date.

  • The blog describes its articles as explained by the analysts who track threats. They cover threat actors, dark web activity, ransomware and digital risk. The newest articles appear first.

  • Yes. APT Groups is one of the topic chips above the list, and it opens only the articles on that topic. The Knowledge Hub also holds profiles of threat groups.

  • The surface web is the part of the internet that search engines list. The deep web is content that search engines do not list, such as pages behind a login. The dark web needs special software to reach. The blog has an article that explains the three layers in plain words.